Archive for July, 2011

if you are a member of Yahoo! 2012 Barbie Convention group, you should be able to download the registration form from the group file. or you can try to download it from here: Registration form click on “file”, then click on “download as PDF file”

no lottery this year — Registrations will be on “first in, first served” basis. so, if you plan to go, you need to mail out your form ASAP. many of us have turned in our forms on the last night of 2011 convention.

Registration fee: $350 -$425, (the fee may vary, depending on the time you register and the method you choose to receive your package: eMail would be the cheapest, snail mail cost you $15 more)

I was going to give everyone a Barbie Hat & a Barbie Pet, but I changed my mind and decided to give a Swimsuit instead, after all, its “spring Break in Ft. Lauderdale”.

so here is the little pack for another event: a swimsuit, a Puppy, a strawberry cake (some will get ice cream cone instead) and a lipstick (oh, the lipstick is not for Barbie but for any real women 😀 )

all of my gifts for my Table mates are ready, each of them will get: An unofficial Convention Barbie Tee, A mini Barbie Dress, A set of “Barbe & Ken” greeting Cards, a doll swimsuit, a pet, a miniature cake and a lipstick. lol

I didnt put much efforts on table gifts this year, super simple. I dont really know who my table mates will be. I didnt ask my table hostess too many questions, I didnt even bother to ask which movie our table is named after. I really dont care.

Like this:

4 more days passed, I still didnt get the priority mail package I was expecting, calling USPS wasnt much help, so I went to post office at 7AM early this morning. luckily, they found the package.

2 silkstone dolls were from ebay, the seller’s stated the item conditions were NEW, UOPNED, Undamaged, etc. etc. but one doll has been removed from box, her hair net is missing, she was loosely tied back to the box. the other doll appeared to be “never removed from box”, but the box was damaged on the corners, some red paint on the right side has been chipped off, considering its an one-hundred-dollar doll, the seller should have mentioned the box wasnt in good condition but slightly damaged.

some sellers think if they hide these details, the doll prices would go higher, which isnt true. if you write honest & detailed descriptions, your item price can go much higher, even your doll is a nude one, it can sell at higher prices than a NRFB (never removed from box) doll. you just catch different sort of buyers. some sellers just dont believe “honesty is the best policy”

most buyers will leave the seller Negative Feedbacks if they expect “new, unopened dolls” but receive used dolls instead, I feel bad that the seller isnt honest, but I did not leave negative feedbacks. I wrote a private message to him, to let him know the item was not as described–I think if I dont let him know, he would do it again to other buyers in the future. if he doenst write back with an explanation, I will not buy from him again. –I have always been a good buyer, super fast payment, and I am not picky, if the doll has wonky eyes, messy hair, I’ll fix them by myself, I never returned any items or left any negative feedbacks to any sellers. there were times I received the items were not as described. last month I received 2 nude dolls, both have small holes on their foreheads, and handwritings on the doll legs, but the seller still described them “in good condition”, I tried, but could not remove the handwritings. I think they were written with permanent black ink. since the 2 dolls were not expensive, I just tossed them. forget about them for good.

Since we will be getting “In the Swim” Barbie & Ken giftsets as convention dolls, and Barbie wears Blue Swimsuit, maybe I should make blue striped shorts for ken to match Barbie’s blue 1-pc swimsuit… but forget about it, I really dont care about ken at all.